Tuesday, October 28, 2008

The 5th BERLINER KUNSTSALON will continue setting up a base for fresh, young art, worth to be discovered. Thus emphasizing what made BERLINER KUNSTSALON an internationally acclaimed art project. The new venue, a former substation, located in the center of Prenzlauer Berg, is the perfect spot for a broad presentation of new art.Directors Lounge will be present, screening in cooperation with BAZAAR | Die Strategie des Risikos

Artville, an Copenhagen based art project is the latest addition to the chain of fairs that will open tomorrow (wednesday). "The sixth Artville, international exhibition for artists, will take place at the Berlin Exhibition Tempelhof, 30. October - 2. November 2008. The venue of the Artville exhibition, a building originally built for habitation, has a unique circular shape. 9 flats on 5 floors will be used as exhibition space. The apartments are very different in both size and condition. Some appear particularly newly renovated; others appear completely raw, unpolished and edgy. Beside the exhibitions are several performances on shedule, including such illustrious artists as Ira Schneider, one of the early pioneers of video art in NY.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival , the first festival and award worldwide that is solely dedicated to films based on poetry, will open this thursday in it´s fourth edition. The biannual festival that will continue till saturday at one of Berlin´s most charming cinemas, the Babylon Mitte.The 4th ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival will be opened with a poetry film kaleidoscope. Historical films, the best of the last few years and a preview of this year’s ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival showcase this genre’s aesthetic spectrum.

John Giorno, the elder statesman of bohemia, and one of the last living legends of the beat generation will attend the opening ceremony.Just Say No To Family Values,winner of the last ZEBRA award for poetry, film and politics, a video by Antonello Fratella shows John Giornio in an incredible performance of his title serving poem. It is certainly poetic that one of the most impressive actors of the last Zebra will leave the screen and appear in person this time.